1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Michigan Wolverines 150 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–12 8–10 Johnny Orr Bill Frieder Jim Boyce Tom Kempf Dion Harris The 1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1978–79 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 69 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1978 National Invitation Tournament or the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament NCAA Tournament History University of Michigan 3 2010 2010-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament 2010-10-01 dead The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll for eight of the season's seventeen weeks, reaching a number 6 ranking on December 5, 1978, and falling out after the January 9, 1979, poll. Rankings AP Pollhttps://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 0 16 8 8 6 9 9 8 13 16 Team players drafted into the NBA Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html 1979 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html 1981 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1982.html 1982 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1979 1 1515 Phil Hubbard Detroit Pistons 1981 1 1919 Mike McGee Los Angeles Lakers 1981 32369 John Johnson Boston Celtics 1981 5 20112 Paul Heuerman Phoenix Suns 1982 7 3 141 Thad Gardner Utah Jazz References 30em Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolve Michigan Wolve